WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46360) on April 10, 2025, entitled "The Credit Union System: Lending Activities and Selected Regulatory Developments" by financial economics specialist Darryl E. Getter: * * * SUMMARY Credit unions make loans to their members, other credit unions, and corporate credit unions that provide financial services to individual credit unions. Historically, credit unions have faced statutory restrictions on th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46360) on April 10, 2025, entitled "The Credit Union System - Lending Activities and Selected Regulatory Developments:" (Continued from part 1 of 2) * * * Prudential Risk Management Developments Prudential safety and soundness regulation, which includes interest rate management and holding sufficient capital reserves, may reduce the financial institutions' insolvency (failure) risk and promote publi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Commemorates Passover, Reaffirms Support for Jewish Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), co-chair of the Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus and the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, issued the following statement marking the beginning of the Jewish holiday, Pesach: "As Passover begins, I commemorate the Jewish people's ex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11278) on March 11, 2025, by legislative attorney Jennifer K. Elsea: * * * Diverting Military Construction Funds During a National Emergency: Legal Framework On January 20, 2025, President Trump declared a national emergency pursuant to the National Emergency Act (NEA) with respect to the U.S. southern border and declared a national energy emergency under the same authority. In bo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11284) on April 11, 2025, by legislative attorneys Wen W. Shen and Jennifer A. Staman: * * * Preventive Services Access Heads to the Supreme Court: Kennedy v. Braidwood On April 21, 2025, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in Kennedy v. Braidwood, a constitutional challenge to a federal requirement on private health plans to cover clinical preventive services for milli more PR